The adoption and use of mobile phone in rural China: A case study of Hubei, China

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-186

  Wei, Lu ^a   Zhang, Mingxin ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adoption; Diffusion; Hubei; Mobile phone; Rural China; Use

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INNOVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HUBEI; RURAL CHINA;

MOBILE PHONES;

EID: 44349190848     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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